If impeachment proceedings echo those adopted in 1999, here’s a roadmap of what the trial of Donald J. Trump will look like
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he wants Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to look a lot like the one that led to the acquittal of Bill Clinton in 1999.
Senate rules require the chamber to receive the managers the day after they’re named, so the trial will begin quickly after Pelosi appoints them.Once managers arrive at the Senate, they will read aloud the text of the articles of impeachment. The same day, Chief Justice John Roberts will be ushered into the chamber to preside over the trial.
This phase of the trial is likely when House Democrats will have their best, and perhaps only, chance to make an uninterrupted case to Americans that Trump should be removed from office for seeking Ukraine’s intervention in the 2020 presidential race. Though Clinton’s trial extended well beyond opening statements, there’s a significant likelihood that Republican senators will seek ways to limit Democrats’ chances to present evidence for the remainder of the trial.
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